Santa Cruz

920 Pacific Av
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Location: Metro Center
Route: 35
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The Santa Cruz Amtrak stop is located in Metro Center, the transit center for both local and intercity transit service, 920 Pacific Avenue, 95060.

Amtrak's Motor Coaches stop in Santa Cruz several times each day, providing direct connections to the Amtrak/Caltrain Station in San Jose and nearby transit.

Santa Cruz is not staffed by Amtrak. Neither tickets, baggage, nor package express shipments are handled at this location. The closest station offering these services is San Jose. Although tickets for San Jose can be purchased directly from the bus driver, passengers traveling beyond San Jose can save money by buying tickets in advance from an Amtrak travel agent, over the telephone from Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) or over the internet from Amtrak's home page, http://tickets.amtrak.com.

Located downtown, and only a few blocks from the San Lorenzo River, Metro Center is one of the few downtown buildings to have only minimal damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, whose center was only a few miles inland from Santa Cruz.

Major points of interest other than the beaches include the Boardwalk with its wooden roller coaster, the University of California campus, Mission Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Shakespeare Festival, and the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway.

 

Metro Bus Service To UC Santa Cruz


Santa Cruz Metro provides extensive bus service throughout Santa Cruz County. University route Metro buses serve the campus every five to eight minutes on academic days, and three to four times an hour on weekends and during summer and quarter breaks. All Metro routes are wheelchair accessible.

Metro buses run both directions through campus. Even numbered routes enter campus through the east gate (main entrance) and travel in a counter–clockwise direction on campus. Odd numbered routes enter through the west gate and travel in a clockwise direction. Routes signs on campus bus shelters identify where to wait for each route. Routes that serve the campus include routes 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, and 20. Here is a link to schedules for these routes <http://www.scmtd.com>.